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LINE MANAGERS 28 4CHAPTER <strong>Straight</strong> allies with line management responsibilities play an essential role in driving gay equality at work and the primary motivation, again, is often personal. From my point of view it’s about sleeping at night – being comfortable with how you’ve managed a situation and dealt with it. You owe individuals that, but you also owe it to yourself. Elaine Prescott, Team Leader, UK Border Agency I’ve seen friends hiding away because they didn’t know what reaction people would have to their sexual orientation. It must be really difficult and for people who’ve had the courage to come out it’s like a weight lifted off their shoulders. So I’ve always tried to encourage that in staff I manage who I feel have tried to put a protective coating around who they are. Pam Hoey, Sales Manager, Lloyds Banking Group Line managers have seen first-hand that an equal working environment is a good way to get the best from people. How can we possibly, as an organisation, encourage our staff to give us all that they’ve got, without creating the right environment in which they can do that? We know that people perform better when they can be themselves – so how can you have an authentic relationship with colleagues if you don’t feel that you can be yourself when you’re at work? Lucy Malarkey, Head of Neighbourhoods, Gentoo Sunderland
‘‘ You get the best out of people if they’re happy. If they feel afraid to be out, to talk openly or they feel they have to be careful about what they say or, even worse, if they fear ‘banter’ or discrimination – then they’re not going to be happy and that will reflect on their work. So for me, as a manager, it’s about making sure that your staff feel comfortable so they can be open about who they are. Justine Williams, Assistant Director, Barnardos Northwest CHAPTER TITLE 00
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